In its day-to-day update on the intrusion of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said the strike happened in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia area.
The ministry did not elaborate on the attack.
The Azov Regiment, which had reactionary and ultra-nationalist origins and is now a unit of Ukraine’s nationwide guard, amassed global attention for its resistance to the Russian siege of Mariupol’s large steelworks in 2015.
Who are the Azov Regiment?
The Azov Regiment (or Brigade) were formed as a volunteer fighter group in May 2014, not long after Russia’s unlawful addition of Crimea.
They combated Russian-backed separatists in the eastern Donetsk area of Ukraine and assisted regain the southern port city of Mariupol after it was momentarily taken control of by the Russians that year.
Taking their name from the Sea of Azov off the coast of Mariupol, they were initially comprised of members of the ultra-nationalist group Patriot of Ukraine and the neo-Nazi Social National Assembly Group (SNA).
Both have links to neo-Nazism and white supremacism, however in 2015, a representative for the group said that just in between 10 and 20% of employees were Nazis.
They rejected sticking to Nazi ideology as an entire however still utilize importance such as the swastika and SS regalia.
Analysts have actually said that after years of dealing with the military, they have actually made efforts to disassociate from reactionary ideologies.
Vladimir Putin, nevertheless, has actually utilized their Nazi links to validate the Russian intrusion, branding it a ‘unique operation to de-Nazify Ukraine’.
